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Kick the Comfort Food Habit

It’s easy to turn to food when we feel down: it doesn’t judge us, it’s much cheaper than therapy and it’s always readily available. Over time, however, those rich and filling comfort food favorites can take a serious toll on your health. Here are some tips to help reduce and replace any comfort eating habits.

Plants That Clean Your Home

Plants enliven a room with pleasant colors and aromas, but they're more than mere decorations—they also help filter out harmful chemicals, mold spores and bacteria from your living space. Here are five helpful houseplants that can improve the atmosphere of your home in more ways than one.

Want to try a vegetarian diet but aren’t ready to fully commit? Try making Meatless Mondays part of your weekly routine. It’s a great way to test out the waters (as well as the health benefits) of a plant-based diet on your own terms.

While fad diets and self-improvement trends come and go with every passing season, setting resolutions for the new year is a 4000-year-old tradition that dates all the way back to ancient Babylon. If there's another human custom just as old, it has to be our habit of letting New Year's resolutions fall to the wayside as the year goes on. Here are a few tips to help ensure you stick to your goals all through 2024.

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Using Art as an Outlet

Art has been ingrained in human society for hundreds of thousands of years. From cave drawings to rock carvings all the way to today’s digital art, creating is something innate to human existence. However, today’s culture seems to perpetuate the idea that activities aren’t worthwhile unless you’re the best at it. Many small creators choose to commoditize their hobby. But you don’t have to be a prodigy or make an income from your art in order to benefit from it.

Rise and Shine

If you’re a night owl looking to improve your overall health, brain power, happiness and so much more, then listen up. If you’re already an early bird taking advantage of each morning, you’ve cracked the code to being more productive and successful.

Purge or Problem?

Whether you’ve struggled with acne since your teenage years or spots have found a place on your face in adulthood, the age-old question remains: How do I get clear skin?

Don’t Quit Your Day Job Yet!

Do you find yourself daydreaming about the opportunity to write your life’s story while residing in a European castle, but you’re currently on the clock? Do your thoughts wander toward setting up an easel in Paris and painting the cafés, couples strolling by and the Eiffel Tower at dusk, but you have a stack of reports due by quitting time?

Irrational. Innate. Experiential. No matter the type, we all have fears. They’re natural, animalistic reactions to stimuli that prompt our fight or flight response. But they can also be a constant source of anxiety and emotional unrest.

Thinking about having a baby? If you’re planning to bring a new little bundle of joy into the world, below are ways to help ensure your body is at its best for the important job ahead.

Whether you’re just starting to develop your routine or have refined it over the years, there’s always something to learn in going back to the basics of skincare.

Self-Care Isn’t Silly

Taking time for yourself with Katie Irk